Accounts, cards, cash and what you earn, spend and save.
Several things English does with one verb, Korean does with a phrase built on 돈: you "find" money at the bank (돈을 찾다, to take it out), you "use" it (돈을 쓰다, to spend), and costs "go in" (돈이 들다). Keep 빌리다, to borrow, apart from 빌려주다, to lend: the second is the first with 주다, to give, added. Prices and amounts are read with Sino-Korean numbers: 만 원, 오천 원.
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Verb (8)
저금하다to save (money)Verb3
매달 용돈의 반을 저금해요.I save half of my pocket money every month.
송금하다to send money; to remitVerb3
매달 고향에 계신 부모님께 돈을 송금해요.Every month I send money to my parents back home.
환전하다to change (currency)Verb3
여행 가기 전에 은행에서 돈을 환전했어요.I changed money at the bank before my trip.
지불하다to payVerb3
호텔 요금은 도착하실 때 지불하시면 됩니다.You can pay for the hotel when you arrive.
Formal; in everyday speech, 돈을 내다.
결제하다to pay (for a purchase)Verb3
카드로 결제할게요.I will pay by card.
Used at the till and online, especially for card payments.
모으다to save up; to collectVerb3
일 년 동안 돈을 모아서 노트북을 샀어요.I saved up for a year and bought a laptop.
빌리다to borrowVerb2
지갑을 놓고 와서 친구에게 돈을 빌렸어요.I had left my wallet behind, so I borrowed money from a friend.
To lend is 빌려주다.
빌려주다to lendVerb3
동생에게 만 원을 빌려줬어요.I lent my younger sibling ten thousand won.
Noun (25)
통장bankbook; bank accountNoun3
은행에서 새 통장을 만들었어요.I opened a new account at the bank.
Literally the passbook; in speech it often means the account itself.
계좌account (at a bank)Noun3
월급이 들어오는 계좌를 하나 더 만들었어요.I opened another account for my salary to go into.
계좌 번호account numberNoun3
돈을 보내 드릴 테니까 계좌 번호를 알려 주세요.I will send you the money, so please tell me your account number.
계좌 이체bank transferNoun3
물건값은 계좌 이체로 보내 주세요.Please send the payment by bank transfer.
신용 카드credit cardNoun3
이 가게는 신용 카드를 받지 않아요.This shop does not take credit cards.
통장 정리updating a bankbookNoun3
은행에 가서 통장 정리를 했어요.I went to the bank and had my bankbook updated.
A machine prints the latest entries into the paper 통장.
인터넷 뱅킹online bankingNoun3
은행에 안 가고 인터넷 뱅킹으로 돈을 보내요.I send money with online banking instead of going to the bank.
저금통piggy bank; money boxNoun3
남은 동전은 모두 저금통에 넣어요.I put all my leftover coins in a piggy bank.
자동 이체direct debit; standing orderNoun3
휴대폰 요금은 자동 이체로 내고 있어요.I pay my phone bill by direct debit.
이자interest (on money)Noun3
이 통장은 이자가 거의 없어요.This account pays almost no interest.
현금 인출기cash machine; ATMNoun3
현금 인출기는 지하철역 안에 있어요.The cash machine is inside the underground station.
수표chequeNoun3
요즘은 수표를 쓰는 사람이 거의 없어요.Hardly anyone uses cheques these days.
외화foreign currencyNoun3
여행에서 쓰고 남은 외화를 다시 원화로 바꿨어요.I changed the foreign currency left over from my trip back into won.
비상금money for emergenciesNoun3
지갑 안에 비상금으로 오만 원을 넣어 두었어요.I have put fifty thousand won in my wallet for emergencies.
Money put aside for a rainy day, often hidden away.
푼돈small sums; penniesNoun3
푼돈이라도 매일 모으면 큰돈이 돼요.Even small sums add up to a lot if you save them every day.
목돈lump sum; a large sum of moneyNoun3
삼 년 동안 아껴서 목돈을 마련했어요.I saved carefully for three years and put together a lump sum.
A large sum in one go, the opposite of 푼돈.
외상credit (paying later)Noun3
단골 가게라서 외상으로 쌀을 샀어요.It is my regular shop, so I bought rice on credit.
Buying now and paying later, on trust: 외상으로 사다.
용돈pocket money; allowanceNoun2
어렸을 때 일주일에 한 번 용돈을 받았어요.When I was small, I got pocket money once a week.
생활비living costs; cost of livingNoun3
서울은 생활비가 많이 들어요.Living in Seoul is expensive.
What you need each month for rent, food and bills.
비용cost; expenseNoun3
여행 비용은 생각보다 적게 들었어요.The trip cost less than I expected.
수입incomeNoun3
아르바이트를 해서 수입이 조금 생겼어요.I have a small income from my part-time job.
지출spending; expenditureNoun3
이번 달은 수입보다 지출이 많았어요.This month I spent more than I earned.
경비expenses; costsNoun3
이번 여행 경비는 친구들과 똑같이 나눠서 냈어요.My friends and I split the cost of the trip equally.
형편circumstances; financial situationNoun3
집안 형편이 어려워서 대학 때 아르바이트를 많이 했어요.My family was hard up, so I did a lot of part-time work at university.
사치luxury; extravaganceNoun3
저한테 택시는 사치예요.For me, taking a taxi is a luxury.
Adjective (3)
부유하다to be wealthy, well offAdjective3
그 동네에는 부유한 사람들이 많이 살아요.Many well-off people live in that neighbourhood.
알뜰하다to be thrifty, careful with moneyAdjective3
어머니는 알뜰하셔서 쓰지 않을 물건은 절대 안 사세요.My mother is very thrifty and never buys anything she will not use.
넉넉하다to be ample; to have enough and to spareAdjective3
이번 달은 돈이 넉넉하지 않아서 외식을 줄였어요.Money is tight this month, so I have cut down on eating out.
Phrase (4)
돈을 찾다to withdraw moneyPhrase3
현금이 필요해서 은행에서 돈을 찾았어요.I needed cash, so I took some money out at the bank.
찾다 usually means "to look for"; with money in a bank it means "to take out".
돈을 내다to payPhrase2
이 식당은 음식을 받기 전에 먼저 돈을 내요.At this restaurant you pay before you get your food.
돈이 들다to cost (money)Phrase3
아이를 키우는 데 돈이 많이 들어요.Bringing up a child costs a lot of money.
돈을 쓰다to spend moneyPhrase3
여행 가서 돈을 너무 많이 썼어요.I spent far too much money on the trip.
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